CVE-2017-7814
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
File downloads encoded with "blob:" and "data:" URL elements bypassed normal file download checks though the Phishing and Malware Protection feature and its block lists of suspicious sites and files. This would allow malicious sites to lure users into downloading executables that would otherwise be detected as suspicious. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.
Find out more about CVE-2017-7814 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 6.1 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Changed |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (firefox) | RHSA-2017:2831 | 2017-09-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2017:2885 | 2017-10-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (firefox) | RHSA-2017:2831 | 2017-09-28 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (thunderbird) | RHSA-2017:2885 | 2017-10-11 |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges François Marier as the original reporter.External References
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